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Old 12-13-2008, 01:35 PM
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My gawd!!!!! This guy it horrible. Can someone please tell him he doesn't have to scream while calling a race.

I know, I know, there is a mute button, but shouldn't have to be forced to mute a call of a race because of an announcer screaming......... Sorry, just had to rant.
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Old 12-13-2008, 01:43 PM
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I love listening to Grunder!!
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Old 12-13-2008, 01:58 PM
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He's obviously doesn't drink wine.

See race 3.
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Old 12-13-2008, 02:14 PM
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He's obviously doesn't drink wine.

See race 3.
C'mon he should know better. I'll give him credit for accurately pronouncing the winner multiple times (tongue twister).
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Old 12-13-2008, 03:14 PM
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Old 12-13-2008, 03:28 PM
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Grunder is great. And his pronunciations are sometimes my favorite part. Last year there was a horse named Si Si Mamacita. for most spanish aware people Si is pronounced See. Well he called it Cy Cy Mamacita all the way around to victory. Many people dont know that Grunder spent many years up here at Portland Meadows!!
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Old 12-13-2008, 04:28 PM
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He's obviously doesn't drink wine.

See race 3.
Wanna bet?
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Old 12-13-2008, 05:25 PM
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Is great! I think he brings alot of energy all through the race, he's vocal yes, but never boring. Loved his call a couple years back, when Street Sense and Any Given Saturday hooked up in an amazing finish!
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Old 12-14-2008, 08:44 AM
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He's obviously doesn't drink wine.

See race 3.
Rudeboy offered to bet before the race. He said Grunder would say Mer-lot not Mer-lo.

31lengths and I smartly refused that bet. We knew.
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:16 AM
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Rudeboy offered to bet before the race. He said Grunder would say Mer-lot not Mer-lo.

31lengths and I smartly refused that bet. We knew.
That's funny. Reminds me of the time my wife and I went to New Orleans, and she kept telling the waitress at the coffee shop that she wanted to order a BAG-NET. She couldnt figure out why I was LMAO at her.
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Old 12-13-2008, 06:28 PM
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I love listening to Grunder!!
Me too.
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Old 12-13-2008, 09:01 PM
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Grunder is the man!!
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Old 12-13-2008, 09:58 PM
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Love the guy at Tampa, Love the guy at Turfway, and I miss Dolan at MNR. The guy at Hollywood is pretty good too, Congrats Vic, another great day for Joel ! I'm gonna keep playin along !
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Old 12-13-2008, 10:02 PM
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Love the guy at Tampa, Love the guy at Turfway, and I miss Dolan at MNR. The guy at Hollywood is pretty good too, Congrats Vic, another great day for Joel ! I'm gonna keep playin along !

Ok...lets not get carried away now.


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Old 12-13-2008, 11:44 PM
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Love the guy at Tampa, Love the guy at Turfway, and I miss Dolan at MNR. The guy at Hollywood is pretty good too, Congrats Vic, another great day for Joel ! I'm gonna keep playin along !
Thanks. Joel's really on a roll right now. Hopefully we can keep it going for the last week at HP and into SA.
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:25 PM
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I love listening to Grunder!!
i agree. he's good!
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Old 12-14-2008, 10:07 PM
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I cant wait for mondays and tuesdays when HRTV has nothing on except, THE MEADOWS. I love hearing hearing that guy scream into a bucket when calling the harness races, which brings me more boredom than watching paint dry. Sounds like the guy that calls into ATR and doesnt turn his radio down.
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Old 12-15-2008, 08:08 AM
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Roger Houston is a legend at Harness, but the old NFP announcer whos name escapes me was as the best.
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Old 12-15-2008, 10:36 AM
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Roger Houston is a legend at Harness, but the old NFP announcer whos name escapes me was as the best.
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Old 12-13-2008, 03:28 PM
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My gawd!!!!! This guy it horrible. Can someone please tell him he doesn't have to scream while calling a race.

I know, I know, there is a mute button, but shouldn't have to be forced to mute a call of a race because of an announcer screaming......... Sorry, just had to rant.

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